What’s COMING OUT (pun intended) this week? We love lgbtqia+ books and we want you to find ones you love, too! Thank you to bardicfool from Instagram for helping us out this time! Some releases might have been announced last-minute, so if we missed anything, let us know!
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Oct. 18
- Falling in Love and Other Bad Things: Gay Romance Novel by F. N. Manning
- One More Thing Book 8
- A teenage jock used to standing out gets a surprise when the new boy in school isn’t impressed.
- Little Brat by Chara Croft
- Two step-brothers forced to room together over the summer end up falling for each other.
- Hard Ink by Ali Lyda
- Get Ink’d Book 4
- A tattoo artist with a record of bad relationships finds himself falling for the co-worker who’s always been there to support him.
- BABY MAMA DRAMA by Catherine Tramell
- QUINN AND ALEXANDRA Book 5
- A woman leaves her boyfriend but later discovers she’s pregnant and must decide between him and her ex.
Oct. 19
- Zigzags by Kamala Puligandla
- A woman returns to Chicago for the summer and tries to rekindle a relationship with her ex, who’s moved on to a new job and new relationship.
Oct. 20
- Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading and Writing YA by Nova Ren Suma and Emily X. R. Pan
- A collection of short stories selected by celebrated young adult authors.
- My Heart Underwater by Laurel Flores Fantauzzo
- A Catholic school outcast falls for her teacher, but when things get complicated, she’s sent off to relatives in Manila, where she tries to better understand her past and her future.
- The Moon Crawls on All Fours by Robin Gow
- A collection of poems about a young trans person dealing with family trauma.
- Tiny Ruins by Nicole Haldoupis
- A coming-out story about a bisexual woman struggling to explain her identity to her family.
- Born Gay in Dixie by Janet G Tharpe
- A memoir in prose and poetry about a Southern woman’s experiences learning to accept her sexuality.
- Funeral Diva by Pamela Sneed
- A collection of essays and poetry about the impact of AIDS on the queer community in New York City during the 80s.
- the she said dialogues: flesh memory by Akilah Oliver
- A collection of poems about the intersection of desire, race, and sexuality.
- The Adventures of Isobel: An Epitome Apartments Mystery by Candas Jane Dorsey
- Epitome Apartments Mystery
- A social worker and her cat get involved in the murder of a friend’s granddaughter, which turns out to be more than it seems.
- Tiny by Mairead Case
- A contemporary retelling of Antigone set in the Pacific Northwest.
- Shifting the Silence by Etel Adnan
- A collection of poems about understanding aging, death, and our place in the world.
- The Centrus Syndicates by Quirah Casey, C. T. Dracass, Imani L. Hawkins, and Britt Andrews
- Four rival supernatural mob families must work together to confront a bigger evil.
- A Strange Loop by Michael R. Jackson
- A play about a queer black writer struggling with his day job while writing a play about a queer black writer struggling with his day job while writing a play.
- Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
- Two girls at a boarding school in 1902 start a secret society that leads to their inexplicable deaths. A century later, they become the subject of a controversial horror movie plagued with suspicious events of its own.
- Fog City Temptation by Nathan Bay
- Gay Erotica Bundle Book 8
- A short story set in the mid-1950s about an interracial couple that tries to make their bathhouse encounter into a full-on relationship, despite society’s disapproval.
- The Other Side of Forestlands Lake by Carolyn Elizabeth
- Two childhood friends parted by sudden tragedy are reunited much later in life, when both of them are struggling to protect the young women in their lives and reconcile their pasts.
- Gray Matters by Dolores Alden
- A homicide detective and her new forensic scientist try to work a case without admitting they’re falling for each other.
- The Ghost of You: Some Like It Haunted by Elizabeth Coldwell
- A year after a rockstar dies tragically (and mysteriously), his partner starts seeing his ghost.
- The Witching Hour: Some Like It Haunted by Pelaam
- An actor separated from his troupe meets a mysterious young man who turns out to be more than he seems.
- When We Were Ghosts by E. J. Phillips
- A woman whose twin brother dies sets out to get him back, falling in love with a ghost along the way.
- Torn Apart: A New Adult Reverse Harem Romance by K Webster and Nikki Ash
- Torn and Bound Duet Book 1
- A college student out to disappoint Dad gets romantically involved with a best friend, an enemy, and a new roommate.
- Comet’s First Christmas by Delilah Night
- The North Pole Chronicles Book 1
- A woman tasked with getting Santa across the globe is distracted by both her attractive new PA and a sudden plot to turn believers into Grinches just before Christmas.
- The Dingo Dilemma by Clair McNab
- An Australian PI hopes to escape her meddling family by moving to LA, but her cousin and his TV show security job offer plenty of stateside trouble.
- Songs of the Cicadas by TJ Graham
- A man with a traumatic past returns to his hometown of Savannah, where a cold case and an encounter with a closeted childhood friend might change everything.
- Amos Ridge by BL Maxwell
- Beyond the Realm: Remember Book 5
- Two men who travel through time discover they aren’t the only travelers out there–and they may have to rely on strangers to save the world.
Alex McKenna & the Academy of Souls by Vicki-Ann Bush
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- Alex McKenna Series Book 2
- A transgender teen travels to a world between the living and the dead in an effort to reunite two sisters and save the Academy of Souls from the sinister Soul Gatherer.
- Grind by Jayne Rylon
- Powertools: The Original Crew Returns Book 3
- A poly group navigate both their relationships and their career jeopardy.\
- How Many Times Do I Have to Say I’m Sorry? by Lesli Richardson
- Maudlin Falls Book 1
- A small-town romance about a man trying to make things right with his partner.
- Flight of Fancy by Vicki Tharp
- Valley Boys Book 2
- A pilot recovering from the death of his partner gets into a new relationship that isn’t what he thought it was.
- Race for Redemption by Kate McMurray
- Elite Athletes Book 3
- A sprinter challenged by his association with a doping scandal falls for a fellow athlete at the Olympics.
- The Midnight Dance: A Modern MM Romance Inspired by Cinderella by TL Gehr
- Ever After Book 2
- A one-night stand between a dancer and a man hiding his sexuality from his family leads to complications when they try to make a long-term relationship work.
- Blind by Cay Harrington
- The MM Romance Naughty Issues Book 6
- A college frat game puts two stepbrothers in a compromising position.
- All God’s Children by Aaron Gwyn
- In 1827, the lives of an escaped slave and a disgraced soldier intersect on the Texas frontier.
- Volpe Amore by Katy Rose
- Volpe Series Book 2
- A twisted love story between a serial killer and the rock star she becomes obsessed with.
- Love after the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction by Joshua Whitehead
- A collection of stories written by Two-Spirit and queer Indiginous authors.
Oct. 21
- The Billionaire’s Betrayal by Reese Winters
- The Billionaire’s Proposal Book 3
- A billionaire who’s always gotten what he wanted makes a deal with a blue-collar alpha that doesn’t go as planned.
Oct. 22
- Catalyst by Em Stevens
- A dark romance about a supervillain looking for revenge and questioning her attraction to her accomplice.
- Isolation by Shannon O’Connor
- A collection of poetry about feeling alone and learning to grow.
- Elf Defence by Lisa Henry and Sarah Honey
- Adventures in Aguillon Book 2
- When a duke accidentally plummets to his death, two royal envoys replace him with a cowherd…whom they end up falling for.
- Vampire’s Indulgence: Historical MMM+ Gay Harem Paranormal Romance by Drake LaMarque
- Gentleman’s Bounty Book 2
- A man with a curse tattooed on his back is pursued by bounty hunters and strange dreams even his lovers and their ship can’t outrun.
- Vascellum Revenge by Emma Jaye
- Incubus Book 7
- A man works with a demon to exact revenge on an abusive ex.
- By the Empress’s Command by M. D. Cooper
- Aeon 14: The Empire Book 3
- An empress in trouble and a spy operating in her court must work together to protect the Empire–and maybe rekindle their relationship.
- One with the Boys by Leah Meers
- Tales from Revere’s Book 4
- The fourth in a series of short MM romances featuring the gay bar in a lake town.
- The Manuscript by J. D. Light
- Beyond the Realm: Remember Book 6
- A man who’s spent most of his life trying to remember the beautiful stranger in his dreams is floored when he meets him in real life.
- Finding a Keeper by Nicole Pyland
- Sports Series Book 4
- Two college soccer players start out as rivals, then friends, then possibly something more.
- Topping the Jock by Jaclyn Osborn
- Blue Harbor Romance Book 1
- A teacher and a football coach who were enemies in high school may be something else entirely as adults.
- Full Balance by Brigham Vaughn
- The Peachtree Series Book 3
- Two men settle into wedded bliss only to have a snarky teenager burst into their lives and potentially change everything.
Oct. 23
- How to Kill an Angel by Olívia Sneed Zanini
- An angel assigned to protect paradise falls for a human, which could have disastrous consequences.
- A Mermaid’s Tail: A Dark Gay Retelling of the Little Mermaid by M. D. Gregory
- Grim and Sinister Delights Book 14
- A MM retelling of The Little Mermaid.
- The Omega’s Third Wish: An Autumn Romance by Kallie Frost
- Vale Valley Season Five Book 4
- An omega fox shifter makes a wish for his daughter’s happiness that seems quite silly…until it starts coming true.
- Wade by Shaw Montgomery
- Romance & Revolutions Book 6
- An omega who lost his husband and an alpha unwilling to admit to his feelings struggle with moving on and missing last chances.
- Wild Card by Nic Starr
- The Road to Rocktoberfest Book 3
- A lead singer and his guitarist get involved with each other on the road to stardom.
- Niall by Silvia Violet
- Vigilance Book 2
- A former-FBI-agent-turned-vigilante gets paired with a pawn shop owner for a mission, and while they start out hating each other, it quickly turns to something else.
- A Merman’s Tail: A Dark Gay Retelling of The Little Mermaid by M.D. Gregory
- Grim and Sinister Delights Book 14
- A merman saves a human who hunts fantasy creatures in this retelling of The Little Mermaid.
- Transformed by Hayden West
- Divoký Wolves Book 1
- A wolf shifter saves a man who has just recently been made a shifter, and as the new wolf tries to adjust to pack life, the two fall for each other.
- Juno by Ana Night
- Salvation Kings MC Book 5
- A tattoo artist and biker falls for a dangerous member of the mob.
- Dragon’s Eye by Lexi Ander
- Sumeria’s Sons Book 5
- After losing the people he loves most, a man fights gods and treachery to keep moving forward.
- Lockdown by Rashad D Gunn
- Built for Sin Series Book 1
- During a lockdown in 1970s San Francisco, four friends explore their desires.
Oct. 24
- Stray Fears by Gregory Ashe
- A man who’s tried to isolate himself from the world gets thrown back into it when a member of his support group dies under suspicious circumstances.
- Litigation and Lace by Della Cain
- Collared Every After Book 1
- Two lawyers looking for a very specific kind of partner explore their sexuality together.